Following a ★★★★★ run in 2023, this multiple award-winning love story returns for one week only.
They call it ‘the incident’ now. What happened when they first met. He always said it was part of his ‘romantic plan’, but they both know that’s rubbish.
Connected by the voice of Frank Sinatra, this intimate, humorous and deeply moving love story explores the effects of Alzheimer’s disease and the transformative power of music to help us remember the past, connect with the present and hope for the future.
Matthew Seager’s five star, 4X Molière Award winning play has now been seen by over 300,000 people in multiple languages across the globe.
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Running time
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Age guidance
12+
"Perfection"- The Upcoming
"Beautiful"- Theatre Weekly
"Stunning"- The Reviews Hub
"Exquisite"- The Scotsman
"Powerful"- The Sunday Times
"Moving"- The Stage
"Glorious"- Broadway World
Production photos
The Company
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Lydia White
Jane
Lydia White
Jane
Lydia White trained at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Her recent theatre credits include: Miss Honey in Matilda (RSC), Belle in A Christmas Carol (The Old Vic), Swallow in Whistle Down The Wind (Watermill Theatre), Jo in Little Women (The Park), Alternate Cathy in The Last Five Years (Garrick Theatre, Southwark Playhouse), Cinders in CinderELLA The Musical (Nuffield Southampton Theatre) and Bella in Rags (Hope Mill Theatre). Television credits include: Falklands Island of Secrets (ITV), Clique (BBC). Other credits include: The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year Awards (Garrick Theatre) and Kerrigan and Lowdermilk, The London Concerts (The Other Palace).
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Matthew Seager
Arthur
Matthew Seager
Arthur
Matthew is an Actor and writer from London. Training: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Stage credits include: ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER (UK Tour), MACBETH; TAMING OF THE SHREW; MERCHANT OF VENICE (Leicester Square Theatre), IN OTHER WORDS (UK Tour), VENTOUX (UK tour), HAMLET; A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Handlebards UK & International tour), Daphne Oram’s Wonderful World of Sound (Scottish tour). Film Credits include: The Worst Hangover (Underground Treehouse Productions), LOVE PHENOMENA (Mitsogo Media), IN OTHER WORDS (Digital Theatre).
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Matthew Seager
Writer/Producer
Matthew Seager
Writer/Producer
Matthew Seager is a writer, performer and producer from London. He is co-founder of TBC Productions. He studied Theatre and Performance at Leeds University before training as an actor at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Theatre producing credits include: IN OTHER WORDS (UK Tour), LEAD SUSPECT (Kings Head Theatre), MEDICINE (The Hope Theatre). Matthew is also interested in producing community events that make high quality arts and culture available to groups and individuals who may not otherwise have access to it. These include Bobblehat: London’s First Live Advent Calendar and Thank You For The Music Fest, which brought groups living with dementia and choirs of young people together to sing songs of personal music.
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Andy Routledge
Director
Andy Routledge
Director
Andy Routledge is a theatre director and dramaturg. He was shortlisted for the RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award in 2022 and 2024. His directing credits include In Other Words (Arcola, National Tour), When We Died (Summerhall, National Tour, Prague Fringe Festival), SWIM (Theatre by the Lake, National Tour), 60 Miles by Road or Rail (Royal & Derngate) and Ventoux (Curve, Summerhall and UK tour). His assistant director credits include Neaptide (National Theatre), A Streetcar Named Desire, Twelfth Night, Sweet Charity, B!RTH (all Royal Exchange) and How My Light is Spent (Royal Exchange, Sherman Theatre, Theatre by the Lake). He is currently part of the RSC’s artistic development programme for directors, and was previously the trainee director at Royal Exchange. Andy is the founder and artistic director of 60 Miles – an arts, heritage and community initiative in his hometown of Northampton. He is a script reader for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and has written script reports for longlisted writers since 2017. He was a script reader for RSC’s 37 Plays project. He is a Resident Director for Directors Charitable Foundation and United Learning’s ‘Get Directing!’ programme. He directed Royal & Derngate’s Young Company in 2022/2023. Andy studied MFA Theatre Directing at Birkbeck and English with Creative Writing at University of Nottingham.
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Will Alder
Lighting Designer
Will Alder
Lighting Designer
Previous work with companies such as the Barbican, Oxford Playhouse, the Royal Opera House, Southbank Centre, National Youth Theatre, in London’s West End, and on tour nationally and internationally. Recent designs include: The Brief Life and Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria (Out of the Forest Theatre), Gabriel at Barbican Concert Hall (The Globe/Barbican/English Concert), Gigi Star (Prentice Productions), Clownhearted (VAULT Festival). In 2022 he renovated the Passmore Edwards Building in Newham, turning it into a theatre and arts space for Applecart Arts, where he is Producer. Prior to this, he lead the Applecart team learning about all things live streaming during the pandemic, broadcasting over 50 shows from the theatre to tens of thousands of people worldwide. Will has a strong history of Producing for festivals; working with Hat Fair in Winchester, curating and delivering three free festivals on behalf of the London Borough of Newham, and on Bobblehat: London’s First Live Advent Calendar with the brilliant Matt Seager in 2017.
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Iida Hägglund
Sounds Designer
Iida Hägglund
Sounds Designer
Iida Hägglund (s.1991) is a sound designer, composer, musician, writer and performer. She has studied music and film sound design in Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, and performance art sound design in Theatre Academy, Helsinki.Hägglund works as a freelancer and is interested in feminist practices and themes. In her work she’s constantly exploring what could feminist sound design and art be. During her master thesis she came up with a term girlsound that describes her stylistic approach. Hägglund’s work have been heard in Blaue Frau and The Name Is O collectives’ productions, in Tero Saarinen Company, Tampere Theatre Festival, Hangö Teaterträff, Finnish National Theatre, Yle, Tron Theatre in Glasgow, The Hope Theatre and Underwire and Raindance film festivals in London. Hägglund’s mostrecent work is her own solo project girlcrushcrushcrush combining sound art and music with which she is currently gigging in different venues and festivals.
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Holly France
Choreographer
Holly France
Choreographer
Holly trained full time in Contemporary, Jazz, ballet, Tap, modern and street dance from the age of 16. Holly has been specialising in Vintage dance styles for the last 6 years including Charleston, Lindy hop, Swing, Jive, Rock’n;Roll, GoGo and Can Can. She is part of the vintage dance troupe The Bee’s Knees, London’s Finest Flappers. Holly has a true love and passion for these dances, which she expresses in her teaching style. She has performed at and choreographed for many venues and events nationally and internationally. These include Claridges, The Royal Albert Hall, Venice Carnival, The Savoy, The Round House, The Palladium, The Duke of York Theatre and Wiltons Music Hall.
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Fergus Waldron
Technical Stage Manager
Fergus Waldron
Technical Stage Manager
Fergus is a touring theatre technician & sound designer who learnt through osmosis in English fringe theatre in Brussels where he was raised. Tours include: “Beautiful Evil Things” (Theatre Ad Infinitum), “Le Pain” (JD Broussé), “DONUTS” (Extended Play), “Civilisation” (Antler Theatre), “Ventoux” (2Magpies Theatre), “The Last of the Pelican Daughters” & “Education Education Education” (Wardrobe Ensemble) the latter of which had a month at Trafalgar Studios, “Bromance” (Barely Methodical Troupe), “Cathy” (Cardboard Citizens), “Nothing Happens (Twice)” & “Journey to the Impossible” & “Derailed” & “The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha” (Little Soldier Productions) and “The Table” (Blind Summit) which toured internationally. Sound designs include: “Snatched” (Melissa Johns @ The Lowry & on tour) “Citizen Puppet” (Blind Summit) which won a Fringe First in 2015. “Casualties” (Gris to the Mill, Park Theatre) & “Henry V” (Theatre Delicatessen, Marylebone Gardens) both Off West End Award nominated. Other credits include Production Managing “BEAT” (Igor+Moreno), ”Blink” (Emergency Exit Arts) an outdoor touring art installation, “Larisa & the Merchants” (InSite Performance @ Arcola), “Bush Bazaar” (Theatre Delicatessen @ Bush Theatre) and Stage Managing “Third Man” & “Bugsy Malone” (Secret Cinema).
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Tom Dixon
Producer
Tom Dixon
Producer
Tom Dixon is a freelance producer, co-founder of TBC Productions and of the award winning theatre company The HandleBards. Producing credits include: In Other Words (UK Tours) Blood Orange (Old Red Lion), Anna Hibisicus’ Song (Sheffield Theatres) and The People’s Palace of Possibility (Artsadmin)
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Paul Brotherston
Original Design
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Bethany Wells
Additional Design